Echidna vs Aardvark - What's the difference?
echidna | aardvark |
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal
A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.
As nouns the difference between echidna and aardvark
is that echidna is any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea while aardvark is the nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal species: Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.As a proper noun Echidna
is a female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology.echidna
English
Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* (species of Tachyglossidae) spiny anteater, bunningDerived terms
* Attenborough's long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi ) * Barton's Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni ) * cyclops Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi ) * eastern Long-beaked echidna () * long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus ) * short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus ) * short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus ) * Sir David's long-beaked echidna () * western long-beaked echidna ()See also
* Tachyglossidae * Tachyglossus * Zaglossus * piggibilla * puggle (commons)Anagrams
* ----aardvark
English
(wikipedia aardvark) (Orycteropus afer)Alternative forms
* aard-vark, erdvarkNoun
(en noun)- The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
- I walked into the wrong bathroom like a total aardvark .